thud

Meaning

Noun

1. The sound of a dull impact.
2. A hard, dull impact.
3. A slower, dull impact with a wide surface area.

Verb

To make the sound of a dull impact.

Synonyms

thump

bang

pound

💷

crash

flop

clap

👏

plop

land

clump

clunk

beat

bump

crump

knock

noise

pop

scrunch

splash

throb

thumping

strike against

knocking

bound

thunk

blows

plump

thwack

beating

pulsate

pulse

whack

slam

dull sound

squall

plump down

batter

crack

din

dump

buffet

flump

gust

hitting

impinge

thunder

🌩️

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈθʌd/

Etymology

From Middle English thudden (“to strike with a weapon”), from Old English þyddan (“to strike, press, thrust”), from Proto-Germanic *þuddijaną, *þiudijaną (“to strike, thrust”), from Proto-Germanic *þūhaną, *þeuhaną (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *tūk- (“to beat”). Cognate with Old English þoddettan (“to strike, push, batter”), Old English þȳdan (“to strike, stab, thrust, press”), Old English þēowan (“to press”), Albanian thundër (“a hoof, talon, a shaft", figuratively, "oppression, torment”).